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13 June 2005 
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Working Party on the 
Accession of Cape Verde Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF CAPE VERDE 
 
Domestic Support and Export Subsidies in the Agricultural Sector  
 
Revision  
   The following submission, dated 30 May 2005, is  being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Cape Verde. 
 
 
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 Explanatory Notes: Supporting Tables DS:1 – 9 and ES:1
 
 - Domestic Support
 
  The Republic of Cape Verde is a Least Devel oped Country with an extensive territorial sea, 
consisting of ten volcanic islands (one of which and eight others islets are uninhabited), emerging 
above the surface of the Atlantic Ocean from a long submarine ridge on the eastern edge of 
Cape Verde's Basin, off the western coast of  Africa.  Approximately 9.68 per cent of 
403.3 thousand hectares of the land mass is arable of  which 0.5 per cent has permanent crops.  Total 
population is estimated at 446,000 inhabitants (UNDP estimation for 2002), 460,968 (2003, source 
INE and 469,456, source INE). 
  The representative period consist of the past thr ee years in which data is available, including 
1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2003.  Data is not available for the year 2000.  For 2004, the real amount has not yet been retained by Public Accounts. 
 
 During the representative years, before and si nce, the Republic has not enacted any measure 
providing specific support for any agricultural pr oduct that meets the cr iteria defined in the 
Agreement on Agriculture of the WTO.   A number of measures benefit from technical a nd financial aid provided by donor countries 
and the aid component has been excluded from the figures quoted in the supporting tables. 
  Fresh water sources are limited and rainfall qua ntities are insufficient to  nurture agriculture 
production, consequently infrastructure services are primarily associated with water supply and irrigation projects.  These projects serve both environmental and agriculture purposes.  The figures 
quoted in DS:1 for this category are those expend itures tracked by the Ministry of Environment, 
Agriculture and Fisheries only.   Salaries and wages make up the significant co mponent of the Governments expenditure for 
domestic support.    
- Export Subsides
 
  The Republic of Cape Verde does not and h as not provided any form of export subsidies. 
  WT/ACC/SPEC/CPV/1/Rev.1
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CAPE VERDE 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998 – 2003 (excluding 2000 due to unavai lable data; 2003 data refer to the first semester only) 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment -- "Green Box"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference 
to criteria in Annex 2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(million CVE) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
General services Please, consult the attached table (on Pages 5-6)  
 Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries; 
and Ministry of Finance 
Public stockholding1 for food 
security purposes None  Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries 
Domestic food aid  None  Same 
Decoupled income support  None  Same 
Income insurance and 
income safety-net 
programmes None 
 
  Same 
Payments for relief from 
natural disasters None  Same 
Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
producer retirement 
programmes None  Same 
Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
resource retirement 
programmes None  Same 
Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
investment aids None  same 
                                                      
1 Public Stockholding for Food Security is provided by donor countries .  
 WT/ACC/SPEC/CPV/1/Rev.1 
Page 4 Measure type Name and description of measure with reference 
to criteria in Annex 2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(million CVE) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Environmental programmes Protection and conservation of the atmosphere, 
territorial organization and Forest maintenance, 
Reforestation, hydrographical basins organization, 
integrated management of the water's resource, conservation of the nature and of the 
biodiversities, forest guards' wages and others  
 1998 
1999 
2001 2002 
2003  
 
 
  
 
 
261,935 
261,579 
211,734 174,814 
138,663 Ministry of Environment, Agriculture, and Fisheries; 
and Ministry of Finance 
Regional assistance None   
Other    
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CAPE VERDE 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1998 – 2003 (excluding 2000 due to unavai lable data; 2003 data refer to the first semester only)  
 
Measures exempt from the re duction commitment – “Green Box” 
 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with 
reference to criteria in Annex 2 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value of measure in year in 
question  
(in Millions of CVE)2  
Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
General services Ministry of Environment, Agriculture, 
and Fisheries; and Ministry of Finance 
  
  
  
  
 Research  – research related to arid zones 
agriculture, applied research in the sector 
of horticulture roots and tubercles, irrigation, and production and integrated 
protection of the agricultural products 
 1998 
1999 
2001 2002 
2003  
 
  
 
 
30,907 
16,950 
20,468 
4,000 
12,560  
  
  
  
  
  
 Extension  – includes availability of means 
to facilitate the transfer of information; enabling of agricultural agent; production 
and diffusion of programs of awareness, 
training and information for farmers.  
1998 
1999 
2001 
2002 2003  
  
 
  
18,649 
16,737 
7,797 
0,900 4,598  
                                                      
2 US$ 1 is equal to approximately CVE 86.  
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Measure type Name and description of measure with 
reference to criteria in Annex 2 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value of measure in year in 
question  
(in Millions of CVE)2  
Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
  
  
  
  
  
 Infra-structures  – rural engineering works, 
such as land and water conservation, 
construction of dikes, water holding 
infrastructures, reservoirs and mobilization of water for irrigation.  
 
1998 1999 
2001 
2002 2003  
 
 
  
 
474,382 523,212 
494,462 
496,613 
0.54  
  
  
  
  
  
 Support to the development of 
agricultural production  – generalization of 
localized irrigation systems, promotion of hydroponics and aero-ponics, 
diversification of non-irrigated 
agriculture, agricultural research, 
development of fruit agriculture.  
 1998 
1999 
2001 2002 
2003  
 
  
 
 
 
 
36,084 
27,257 
14,003 38,232 
57,295  
  
  
  
  
  
 Support to the development of livestock  – 
training of inspectors; animal sanitation; improvement in slaughter conditions;  
improvement in production, gathering and 
conservation of forage; development of bee-keeping and rabbit-breeding; support 
to the transformation and enhancements 
of products of animal origin, etc.   
1998 
1999 2001 
2002 
2003  
  
 
  
 
  
7,156 
2,400 
0 
13,344 
30,981   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CAPE VERDE 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998-2003 (excluding 2000 due to un available data; 2003 data refer  to first semester only ) 
 
Measures exempt from the reducti on commitment – Special and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference 
to criteria in Article 6:5 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(In Millions of CVE) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
NIL 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CAPE VERDE 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998-2003 (excluding 2000 due to unavailable data2003 data; refer to first semester only) 
 
Measures exempt from the reduc tion commitment – Direct Payments under Production- Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference 
to criteria in Article 6:5 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(In Millions of CVE) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
NIL  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CAPE VERDE 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998-2003 (excluding 2000 due to unavailable data; refer to first semester only)  
 
Calculation of the Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Description of basic products Product-specific AMS Product-specific measurements 
of support Current Total AMS 
1 2 3 4 
NIL  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CAPE VERDE 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998-2004 (excluding 2000 due to unavailable data) 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measuremen ts of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of 
basic products Calendar/ 
marketing year Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference price Eligible 
production Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5*6)-7) 9 
NIL 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CAPE VERDE 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998-2004 (excluding 2000 due to unavailable data) 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Meas urements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar/ 
marketing 
year Measures 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price Eligible 
production Total price-
related direct 
payments Other non-
exempt direct 
payments Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4+5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
NIL 
 
  
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Page 12 Supporting Table DS:7 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CAPE VERDE 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998-2004 (excluding 2000 due to unavailable data) 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Pr oduct-Specific AMS 
 
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar/ 
marketing 
year Measures 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other 
product-
specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support Market price 
support Non-exempt 
direct 
payments Total AMS Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
NIL 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CAPE VERDE 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998-2004 (excluding 2000 due to unavailable data) 
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
 
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar/ 
marketing 
year Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays Equivalent 
measurement 
of support Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments Other 
product-
specific 
support Associated 
fees Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
NIL 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CAPE VERDE 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998-2004 (excluding 2000 due to unavailable data) 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar/marketing 
year Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays Other non-product-
specific support Associated fees/levies Total non-product 
specific support Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
NIL 
 
  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  CAPE VERDE 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998 – 2004 (excluding 2000 due to unavailable data) 
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity 
 
Description of 
products Direct export 
subsidies Sales of stocks Producer 
financed 
subsidies Cost reduction 
measures Internal transport 
subsidies Total product 
specific export 
subsidies Quantity of 
subsidized 
exports Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
NIL 
 
  
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